Please pray for us,especially him.He went to work yesterday thinking he was finally going to be put in his own truck,and instead they let him go.They used the reasoning that he couldn't learn the route.But,he's been there 6 weeks,and they NEVER put him in his own truck or his own route.He has driving with another person,supposedly in training.My husband was a truck driver for many years,and knows almost all the roads.He had been out of work for quite some time prior to this because he wanted out of truck driving,and was trying different things.He finally went back to driving,and now this.He just called me and said one of his co-workers called and said the reason they let him go is because a man that used to work there wanted his old job back,so the company re-hired him and let my dh go!! They are all mad about it.Right here a week before Christmas!

By Tripletmom on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 - 02:16 pm:

((((PRAYERS & HUGS)))) Wandilu,I'm really sorry for you and your DH.How ignorant for a company to do this a week before Christmas.

By Jtsmom on Thursday, December 21, 2006 - 09:27 am:

I am so sorry that he lost his job. I know how scary that must be! That company must be the biggest of the Scrooges!!

By Bellajoe on Thursday, December 21, 2006 - 04:36 pm:

OMG, that really stinks! I can't believe they did that a few days before Christmas! I'm so so sorry
I will say some prayers that he finds a new, better, job really really soon!

By Bobbie~moderatr on Thursday, December 21, 2006 - 08:22 pm:

That is terrible. DH has had this happen to him twice in our lives together. Both with in a week of Christmas. You both are in my thoughts...

By Ginny~moderator on Friday, December 22, 2006 - 07:23 am:

Wandilu, I am so sorry. I will pray for your family.

By Beth on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 - 09:35 am:

That really stinks. People can be so cruel. ((HUGS))

By Bobbie~moderatr on Thursday, December 28, 2006 - 02:27 am:

If you check in, let us know what is going on.

By Wandilu on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 - 09:48 pm:

Things have been very rough. We both are depressed and at our witts end. He has a chance of going to work for another trucking company,driving a tri-axle,which is exactly what he did for many years.They work about 70 hrs. per week,and he just isn't able to do that anymore.It's so hard to deal with because we were just getting secure about having a regular paycheck each week; he worked 4 ten hour shifts and was off Sat- Sun-Mon,which was great.And then BOOM !! With no remorse at all, they took it away with just a few little words.Theres a small chance that the main owner of the company wasn't aware of everything,so DH is going to try and talk to him tommorrow about getting his job back.

By Colette on Thursday, January 4, 2007 - 08:06 pm:

I hope things work out Wandilu - you are in my thoughts and prayers.

By Hol on Friday, January 5, 2007 - 12:03 am:

Wanda- big (((HUGS))) to you! What a rotten thing to do! Could it be that he is the victim of age discrimination? We hate to acknowlege that it exists, but it very definitely is out there. Companies would rather hire young people so they can pay them less and the employer's health insurance premiums are way cheaper because younger people use it less. Why else would they feel that he "couldn't learn the route". That's baloney!

Poor guy! It must be very depressing for him. For men, working is a big part of their identity. There is a man who works with me. He is 61 years old and was once a plant manager. The company got down-sized, and he was let go. He tried to get any type of work anywhere. His wife owns a small business and is a memeber of the local Chamber of Commerce. She met my boss at a Chamber meeting and basically begged my boss to give her DH a job, so he did. However, he is supposed to be pro-active and market our services (we are a human resource consulting firm). His self-esteem is shot, so he would rather do ANYTHING but pick up the phone and make sales calls. He will clean our offices, make coffee, run errands,to justify his pay check.

It is sad, but when you get some years on you, no one wants you. It's too bad, too, because older workers have experience and a work ethic that the young ones sometimes lack.

Can he collect unemployment or does he not have enough credits? How close to Social Security age is he?

Keeping you in my pryaers that something will come up for him.

By Bobbie~moderatr on Friday, January 5, 2007 - 08:22 am:

Oh Wanda... (((BIG WARM FUZZY HUGS))) I can so feel for you.. Your DH and you are in my thoughts and prayers. I wish I had an idea to help the two of you out but all I can think to say is, "this too shall pass". Please keep us posted.. This is such a terrible thing to go through. Hol is right, things like this effect men so deeply.. I hope the best for the two of you....

By Nicki on Saturday, January 6, 2007 - 04:37 am:

I'm keeping you and your husband in my prayers. My Dh was out of work for some time due to an injury. Once he recovered, it took awhile for him to get re-hired and we were thinking he would never get a job. I understand the depression. I will pray hard that he gets a job soon.

By Marg on Sunday, January 7, 2007 - 02:46 pm:

You are in my thoughts and prayers.

It seems like people are being treated as the next disposable item in our society.

By Karen~admin on Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 03:31 pm:

Did he find anything???